Academy governor Lois Burwell, event producer Cheryl Cecchetto and master chef Wolfgang Puck will team to create this year’s Governors Ball, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ official post-Oscars® celebration, which will immediately follow the 90th Oscars ceremony on Sunday, March 4. The Ball’s 1,500 invited guests include Oscar® winners and nominees, show presenters and other telecast participants.The Governors Ball will honor the 90th anniversary of the Oscars with a celebration of the history of film, highlighting a near-century of cinematic vision, ingenuity and...

To ensure public safety, support security strategies and facilitate the production of this year’s Oscars®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the City of Los Angeles have finalized street closure plans around the Dolby Theatre™ at Hollywood & Highland Center® in Hollywood.To accommodate the construction of press risers, fan bleachers and pre-show stages along the Oscars red carpet, Hollywood Boulevard will be closed between Highland Avenue and Orange Drive beginning at 10 p.m. on Sunday, February 25, and remain closed until 6 a.m. on Wednesday March 7.MTA subway trains...

The Academy will host live Oscar® viewing parties in New York and London for its members and invited film industry guests on Oscar Sunday, March 4. The Oscars®, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will be televised live by the ABC Television Network at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT.Oscar Night London will return to Soho’s Ham Yard Hotel to view the 90th Oscars at a two-tier screening venue. Guests will enjoy a midnight feast, complete with espresso martinis, and will watch the Oscars telecast streamed live on the big screen, from red carpet arrivals through the announcement of the Best Picture award.The...

Producers Michael De Luca and Jennifer Todd today announced 10 key members of the production team for the 90th Oscars®, which will air live on Sunday, March 4, on ABC.“This team brings more than 90 years of combined Oscars telecast experience,” said De Luca and Todd. “Collaborating with them as we celebrate the 90th year of the Oscars is both fitting and thrilling.”Glenn Weiss is returning as director for his third consecutive year. He has won 13 Primetime Emmy Awards,® including one for the 89th Oscars, for which he also won a DGA Award. Weiss has directed numerous televised events,...

In the week leading up to the 90th Oscars®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a series of public programs celebrating this year’s nominees in the Animated Feature Film, Documentary Feature, Documentary Short Subject, Foreign Language Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, and Animated and Live Action Short Film categories. Events will be held at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills and Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles.The Oscar® Week schedule is as follows:OSCAR WEEK: SHORTSTuesday, February 27, 7 p.m.Samuel Goldwyn...